If you plan to light your landscape and garden, you have two main choices. You can use standard 120-volt lighting or low-voltage 12-volt systems like LED garden spotlights. When you choose low-voltage lights you’ll enjoy many benefits and here are five good reasons to choose these systems.
1. Safety
High-voltage lights carry the risk of serious shock. This is an important thing to remember when installing high-voltage lighting, and qualified people should make the installations. Shock-saver circuits protect against shock, but there are still risks involved.
2. Easy Installation
It’s not hard to install most 12-volt light systems today. You need 120 volts for the transformer, but all wiring that is going to your lights is low-voltage. This way, you don’t have to hire a licensed electrician to install these light systems. With minimal knowledge and a few common tools, most homeowners should have few problems with installation.
3. Efficiency
When you use low-voltage LED lights, you save money on electricity. Some spotlights use as little as three watts of power and offer a considerable amount of illumination. You also save because there is no maintenance to worry about. In fact, high-quality LED garden spotlights come with a ten-year warranty on the bulbs and fixtures.
4. Affordable Security
Thieves don’t like light around windows and pathways. They want to work in the dark at night. Energy efficient LED floodlights increase your home security, and because they are easy to install, you can place them anywhere you like.
5. Eco-Friendly Choice
With so many environmental concerns today, it’s nice to know that you can do your part when you choose LED garden spotlights and other fixtures for your home or business. By saving money on electricity, you increase available power for others and lighten the load on utility companies burning generators powered by fossil fuels.
